1 Kings 9:14

And this is the reason of the levy which King Solomon raised,.... Both of men to work, Kg1 5:13, and of money to defray the expense:

it was for to build the house of the Lord; the temple:

and his…

Hiram sent sixscore talents of gold - Apparently, to show that, although disappointed, he was not offended. The sum sent was very large - above a million and a quarter of our money, according to one…

Sixscore talents of gold - This was the sum which Hiram had lent, and in order to pay this Solomon had laid a tax upon his people, as we afterward learn. The whole is very darkly expressed.

What agreement was made between Solomon and Hiram, when the building-work was to be begun, we read before, ch. 5. Here we have an account of their fair and friendly parting when the work was done. 1.…